§ 37. Ms. RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment whether he will meet the chair of the Health and Safety Commission to discuss the role of competent persons.
§ Mr. NichollsMy right hon. Friend has no plans to do so. Many provisions in health and safety legislation require specified tasks to he carried out by competent persons. The Health and Safety Commission keeps these provisions under review. If the commission wishes to make proposals to my right hon. Friend which would affect the role of competent persons in any particular area, he will consider those proposals most carefully.